Encounter in NY
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w112th — 18 years ago(December 08, 2007 12:32 PM)
fortunately, my encounter w/ mr showalter was quite different
i had a minor ' crush ' on him from years & then a buddy of mine from college [ we graduated 13 + years ago ] briefly dated him; howev1908er, i had never met him
[ as i recall : ] sometime earlier this year in brooklyn while running some errands downtown [ nevins / jay street area ] i happened to espy mr showalter while he was already engaged in a conversation w/ a pleasant-looking young woman : i excused myself, introduced myself as ' [ xxx ] ', asked if was indeed michael showalter [ which he in turn confirmed warily ], stated that is a was pleasure to meet him [ while extending a hand to shake which he did ], asked for his pardon for the brief interruption to state that i was both a fan [ ! ] & a buddy of ' [ my friend from college ] '
mr showalter was polite, smiling & asked that i forward his regards to [ my buddy ]
perhaps it was the approach as some ivy grads [ my buddy & i are, too ] are occasionally notorious sticklers for the sometimes arcane etiquette protocols for introduction, etc -
Billy_Bodiggle — 18 years ago(January 14, 2008 10:53 AM)
Ahh, yes. That's what the OP was missing. And just think! Had they only gone to an Ivy League school and known someone that Showalter used to sleep withwell, then they just might have understood how to talk to him!
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Ihaveblink — 18 years ago(February 03, 2008 10:48 PM)
He stood next to me on the balcony while I was watching MIB. He seemed either, pissed, miserable, and tired. Possibly all three. I pretty much moved out of the way and let him get a better view and he didn't say a word. Rather weird. I don't think he's a dick or anything from that, but it was rather strange to see a guy who constantly makes me laugh give off the total opposite vibe. Anyway, he was great that night.
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Sal4evr — 17 years ago(September 19, 2008 03:43 PM)
I met him in Austin like two years ago during south by southwest when he was hosting a JDub Records showcase. I was kind of nervous talking to him because he did seem to be avoiding any kind of social interactions, but I said "Michael!" as he walked by me and then we had a very pleasant, short conversation. He was exceedingly nice and genuine, so perhaps he's one of those people who can't hide it when they are having a bad day.
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rcavanah — 17 years ago(December 19, 2008 10:13 PM)
I met him after an Atlanta show.
A friend and i got our picture taken he put his arms on us in usual photo fashion, but i just said "hey man, you don't have to feel obligated to touch me," and he said "ok, cool." After the first wave of photos and autographs, people were all standing around, semi-talking to him very awkwardly in a sheepish disorganized meet-and-greet crowd and I just kinda said where everyone could hear me, "this is one of the most unnatural things i've ever seen" and all the standoffish stuff went away. He looked up said "yeah, it's weird right?" We talked for a few minutes when the crowd thinned and he was super nice. He later said in a blog that he loved Atlanta people, so i'm pretty convinced it was sincere.
I think you just have to knock down the bulls*** wall of fandom and talk to him like a person. The fan/celeb paradigm must get old when you prefer respectful person/person conversation.